Starting and Stopping Veeam Backup Agent Jobs

You can start and stop Veeam backup agent jobs without accessing the Veeam backup agent Control Panel on managed computers. For example, if a backup job has failed, you can start this job again in Veeam Availability Console to avoid client data loss.

Required Privileges

To perform this task, a user must have one of the following roles assigned: Company Owner, Company Administrator.

How to Start Jobs

To start Veeam backup agent jobs:

1. Log in to Veeam Availability Console.

For more details, see Accessing Veeam Availability Console.

2. In the menu on the left, under Management click Backup Jobs.
3. Open the Backup Agents tab.
4. Select one or more backup jobs in the list.
5. At the top of the list, click Start.

How to Stop Jobs

To stop Veeam backup agent jobs:

1. Log in to Veeam Availability Console.

For more details, see Accessing Veeam Availability Console.

2. In the menu on the left, under Management click Backup Jobs.
3. Open the Backup Agents tab.
4. Select one or more backup jobs in the list.
5. At the top of the list, click Stop.